We can the example from other species. When trying to explain why bees die when they sting you, i.e. why they evolved such a suicidal mechanism, it doesn't make

We can the example from other species. When trying to explain why bees die when they sting you, i.e. why they evolved such a suicidal mechanism, it doesn't make sense on the individual level. But on the group level, if we consider them disposable parts of a larger super-organism which has evolved by multi-level selection, it does.¹ I think that scarcity vs. abundance plays a role into this as well. If we consider an other species, the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum, it lives its life as a single celled amoeba when given plenty of food. But when food becomes scarce, something amazing happens. All the individual amoebae send out a signal to aggregate into a multicellular slug (pseudoplasmodium). This slug then moves to an ideal location, collecting more amoebae along the way. It then morphs into a fruiting body that can release spores.² ³ [1] Why do bees die when they sting you? — https://www.subanima.org/bees/ https://www.subanima.org/bees/ [2] What is a biological individual? — https://www.subanima.org/individuals-1/ https://www.subanima.org/individuals-1/ [3] Starvation turns slime moulds into multicellular organisms — https://www.mpg.de/16476527/0222-immu-sulfur-the-consequences-153800-x https://www.mpg.de/16476527/0222-immu-sulfur-the-consequence...